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Reddit API

Reddit Scraper API for Posts, Comments and Subreddits

Discover communities, explore public profiles and activity, search selected discussion sections, and follow comment threads.

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WHAT YOU CAN BUILD / 11 ENDPOINTS

Put Reddit data to work.

Find your use case, then explore the request and response.

Subreddit details

GET/v1/reddit/subreddit/details

Build a community comparison page with subreddit descriptions, rules, images and weekly metrics.

Subreddit posts

GET/v1/reddit/subreddit

Build a subreddit research feed with ranked posts, time-window filters and pagination.

Subreddit search

GET/v1/reddit/subreddit/search

Build a community-specific search tool across posts, comments and media, with separate continuation for each section.

Post details

GET/v1/reddit/post

Build a linked discussion preview using a Reddit post’s content and metadata from a permalink or share link.

Post comments

GET/v1/reddit/post/comments

Build a conversation explorer with a Reddit post and nested comments, continuing through additional comment pages.

Post transcript

GET/v1/reddit/post/transcript

Build a searchable video research index using published Reddit captions as plain text and raw VTT.

Global search

GET/v1/reddit/search

Build a cross-community research tool by searching public posts or comments with ranking and pagination.

Community discovery

GET/v1/reddit/subreddits/search

Build a community discovery directory from topic searches, descriptions, member counts and images.

User profile

GET/v1/reddit/profile

Build public contributor cards with identity, description, images, account creation date and karma.

User posts

GET/v1/reddit/profile/posts

Build an account content research feed from a public user’s ranked posts with pagination.

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User comments

GET/v1/reddit/profile/comments

Build an account discussion research sheet from public comments and their associated post and parent identities.

HOW IT WORKS

From API key to Reddit data in four steps.

Run a sample below without a key.

  1. 01

    Get your API key

    Create a free account and copy your key. You start with 100 free credits; no card needed.

  2. 02

    Choose an endpoint

    Pick one of the 11 Reddit endpoints and add its input, such as a search query.

  3. 03

    Send one request

    Call it with your key in the x-api-key header. ScrapeAtlas reads the public Reddit data and retries when a read fails.

  4. 04

    Use the JSON

    Get structured JSON with a coverage status. Only successful requests use a credit.

TRY IT HERE / LIVE SAMPLE

Try a sample request.

Try the Reddit API right here. This sample uses the Community discovery endpoint and returns live JSON. No API key needed.

  1. 01
    Choose a sample value

    Start with cooking, or change the query field to your own value.

  2. 02
    Select Run sample

    Execute the sample code and see the response in the JSON response tab.

  3. 03
    Build on the result

    Open the full playground to try more parameters and copy code for your app.

Open this endpoint in the playground Request and response fields
LIVE SAMPLE / Community discoveryNo API key needed

Preparing the sample…

// Run this sample here — no API key needed.
const value = "cooking";
const url = new URL("/website/demo/reddit",
  "https://api.scrapeatlas.com");
url.searchParams.set("value", value);

const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
GET/v1/reddit/subreddits/search

A live example from our playground. Change the value above, then select Run sample.

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Reddit API

Frequently Asked Questions

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Reddit API and scraping

What public community data can I retrieve with the Reddit API?

Retrieve community metadata, subreddit feeds, individual posts, nested comments, user profiles and public account activity. Search endpoints cover discussion discovery, global search and community discovery, with captions for Reddit video research.

How do I scrape Reddit posts from a specific subreddit?

Use Subreddit Posts with the community name, ranking and timeframe, then continue with the returned pagination value. Subreddit Search lets you select posts, comments and media sections for a keyword search within the community.

Can the Reddit API retrieve user profiles and account activity?

Yes. Profile returns identity, biography, images, creation date and karma. Profile Posts and Profile Comments retrieve the account’s published activity with ranking and pagination, so your application can organize contributions by author.

Reddit: search results and nested comments

Can the Reddit search API find posts, comments and communities?

Yes. Global Search finds posts or comments across Reddit, Community Discovery finds communities by topic, and Subreddit Search searches selected post, comment and media sections. Each search response supplies the continuation information for its results.

How do I scrape Reddit comments and nested reply threads?

Use Post Comments with a post URL to retrieve the post and its nested discussion. Send the returned continuation with the same URL for another comment page. To find comments that mention a keyword, use Subreddit Search with the comments section.

How do I find subreddit metadata for a Reddit research tool?

Use Community Discovery to find communities by topic, then Community Details to retrieve a selected subreddit’s metadata. Keep the descriptions, member counts and images with your discussion research entries.

API access and integration

How do I get a ScrapeAtlas API key and authenticate requests?

Create a ScrapeAtlas account and generate an API key in the dashboard. Send the key in the x-api-key request header when calling https://api.scrapeatlas.com. The API playground lets you enter an endpoint’s parameters and inspect its JSON response.

Can I call the scraping API from Python, JavaScript or the CLI?

Yes. Send authenticated HTTP requests from Python, JavaScript or another language that supports HTTP. The endpoint reference includes request examples and response fields. Use the ScrapeAtlas CLI for terminal workflows and pass the returned pagination values when requesting additional result pages.

Can I connect an AI assistant to the ScrapeAtlas MCP server?

Yes. Connect an MCP-compatible assistant to the ScrapeAtlas MCP server to discover and call the public platform tools with your ScrapeAtlas account. The agent reference also gives coding assistants a readable guide to the endpoints and their request schemas.

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